Tom Posted August 23, 2011 #352 Posted August 23, 2011 Cathy,(Ponchs Wife) called me this evening. Was good to hear from her and SO FAR they are doing OK. Not much I can add as far as updates I just reassured her that if she needed anything to call us and that the entire VR Family is still praying for Ponch and the family. She does believe he had a stroke and speculates that is why he went down. She says She will call if they need anything, I told her I will wait for her to call me as I know this is overwhelming for her and Shannon. Just wanted to share this with all of you. Tom
tomephil Posted August 23, 2011 #355 Posted August 23, 2011 Thanks Tom. I appreciate the updates and we are still keeping him in our thoughts.
Mariner Fan Posted August 23, 2011 #356 Posted August 23, 2011 Just checking up on Ponch. We are still keeping you in our thoughts and prayers for a full recovery!
GuthDaddy17 Posted August 24, 2011 #357 Posted August 24, 2011 Cathy,(Ponchs Wife) called me this evening. Was good to hear from her and SO FAR they are doing OK. Not much I can add as far as updates I just reassured her that if she needed anything to call us and that the entire VR Family is still praying for Ponch and the family. She does believe he had a stroke and speculates that is why he went down. She says She will call if they need anything, I told her I will wait for her to call me as I know this is overwhelming for her and Shannon. Just wanted to share this with all of you. Tom Thanks for the update Tom, keep us posted.
Squidley Posted August 24, 2011 #358 Posted August 24, 2011 Heres a bit more.... Shannon sent Monkey Boy a text this morning, I'll post here what she had to say... "Good morning, no news is good news. We get distracted and forget which one of us called who lol. He is breathing on his own with the trache and his wounds are healing everyday. They have started to give him some medication to help him wake up, we are anxious to see if it helps. Otherwise all is good. Thats what we have from Shannon today, we'll keep after it and as soon as he gets a room out of ICU we can get some more info, keep it up folks, both for Ponch and Hals sister...everything all at once it seems here in Ventureland
van avery Posted August 24, 2011 #360 Posted August 24, 2011 Thanks for the update the prayers are still coming for a quick and full recovery.
Thom Posted August 24, 2011 #361 Posted August 24, 2011 this is the 1st i have been on line scents i left for sturgis , Pouch , get better ! Marsha and I are adding our prayers !
The Black Pearl Posted August 24, 2011 #362 Posted August 24, 2011 Still sending daily prayers from northern michigan Hang in there ponch!!
Formerfuzz Posted August 24, 2011 #363 Posted August 24, 2011 This is the first I've seen this. Ponch is a great guy and has riden to Carrolloton just to lend a hand for me. My prayers are with him until he gets well. "Love you man"!
Santa Hal Posted August 25, 2011 #364 Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Hi Everyone, My sister got released from the hospital and going home today with a lot of pain. She broke 3 ribs, broke her sternum, and she has extreme road rash as she was drug by the car 3 house lenths and up a curb. We thank everyone for the prayers as they are working. Our prayers are still going out for Ponch has, So glad to hear that he is making improvements. Hal n Val Edited August 25, 2011 by Squidley
Lone Eagle Posted August 25, 2011 #365 Posted August 25, 2011 Hal and Val - prayers for your sister - wow - I had missed that part on this thread and ironic (I guess) you are all at the same hospital - hope she feels better soon. Continued well wishes and prayers being sent out to Ponch, Kathy and family.
FuzzyRSTD Posted August 26, 2011 #366 Posted August 26, 2011 Just checking, hope Ponch is coming around. Prayers for Ponch and the family. Just hang in there my friend. Thank God for all the good news and no bad news ...... Fuzzy
BoomerCPO Posted August 26, 2011 #367 Posted August 26, 2011 There must be a grunch of folks checking this thread for updates....over 19,000 views to date. Hang tough Ponch....a lot of good folks are pulling for you buddy. Boomer....who sez even the pygmies are praying for Ponch.
Mariner Fan Posted August 26, 2011 #368 Posted August 26, 2011 Ponch, we are checking up on you daily and praying for you. Get yourself well brother.
Condor Posted August 26, 2011 #369 Posted August 26, 2011 Still praying for Ponch, but I gotta ask. Without going through 370 posts, has anyone taken a look at the bike yet?? I did see the possible stroke post, and the one about the weaving, but a blown rear tire could have caused that. Anyone in the loop??
Guest scarylarry Posted August 26, 2011 #370 Posted August 26, 2011 Still praying for Ponch, but I gotta ask. Without going through 370 posts, has anyone taken a look at the bike yet?? I did see the possible stroke post, and the one about the weaving, but a blown rear tire could have caused that. Anyone in the loop?? I been reading this daily and no there hasn't been any pictures as of yet, as a matter of fact little talk about the bike or what happen... Now did someone see the bike, I don't remember reading about that either...
Freebird Posted August 26, 2011 #371 Posted August 26, 2011 I didn't go back through all the messages and try to find the post but I do remember a post that stated both tires are still fully inflated so I don't think that was the issue.
Naked Rider Posted August 26, 2011 #372 Posted August 26, 2011 Rick, David was wearing a half helmet and unfortunately this is why there is so much damage to his face and jaw. I am seriously rethinking my wearing of a half helmet and very possibly might look into another full face helmet. Thank you for the offer of support and should we need it we will let you know. Art, We really have no clue on what caused this accident. The tires on the bike were still aired up when we saw it on the flatbed so as far as I could tell there was no tire issue. Davids bike is in very good shape as he's pretty meticulous about it mechanically, so unless this was a catastrofic failure of a component I'm having doubts about that. What I am about to say is purely speculative, but there are a few of us that believe it was something medical. I will say this again, this is a guess at best, we have no knowledge of this and we'll have to wait and see if there can be tests to confirm or deny this. As always Thank You All for keeping David and his family in your thoughts and prayers. I keep praying for the best in the hopes that I can have one of my best friends back. David....We LOVE you brother!
Squidley Posted August 26, 2011 #373 Posted August 26, 2011 Still praying for Ponch, but I gotta ask. Without going through 370 posts, has anyone taken a look at the bike yet?? I did see the possible stroke post, and the one about the weaving, but a blown rear tire could have caused that. Anyone in the loop?? I been reading this daily and no there hasn't been any pictures as of yet, as a matter of fact little talk about the bike or what happen... Now did someone see the bike, I don't remember reading about that either... Ok Folks, I haven't wanted to go into any detail about Ponch's bike, as I am having some issues with what has happened. Now this is MY words, nobody else's, so take all this at face value. There were pics taken of Davids bike, but were not going to be putting them up anytime soon. Kathy has decided to let the insurance company take the bike. I do not know if David knows this, or if he agreed to this. I have my opinion that he doesn't know that his bike is gone. I could absolutely be wrong, but these are my thoughts. Kathy was plenty pissed and said she wanted the bike in their garage so if she wanted to she could take a bat to it. We dont know if there was a fair price given for the bike and all the extras (which were insured) in the settlement. Kathy did not try to consult (not that she had to) any of us here about if the offer was a good settlement. There is a lot going on here that the majority of you folks dont, and will not know about. This thread and/or the site is no place for it. I know some of you will read into this, please dont. Kathy is doing as she see's fit with David and all of us, am I happy about it...No, but it's her business and there's nothing any of us can do about it. Until David can make independent decisions on his own and talk directly with us, were at the call of his family. I am not going to go any further into this, I will not answer any questions about what I have just written. Please just keep David in your thoughts and prayers and hopefully he will remember us and will continue to get better.
Art708 Posted August 26, 2011 #374 Posted August 26, 2011 Hmmmm. Anyway, prayers still going out for Ponch to recover quickly.
Guest scarylarry Posted August 26, 2011 #375 Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) As far as the bike and the rest of the family business, it is their concern and not this forum this is a very private matter to them and should stay that way... What I want to know and care about is Ponch and how he is doing, the rest of this is family concerns which you have some and others have been great on updating.. So please as you know and if they don't mind update us on his condition.. Thanks for all the info on him.. Thanks, Larry Edited August 26, 2011 by scarylarry
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